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I should be working, but...: July 2010
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I should be working, but. Like any blog, a collection of musings and non-literary venting. Wednesday, July 28, 2010. I wish to be taken out to the ball game. I wish to be taken out to the crowd. I would like to be bought some peanuts and Cracker Jack. I don’t care if anyone ever gets me back…. Not very powerful, is it? Bad: The curveball was missed by the batter. Good: Strasburg smoked a 103-mph fastball past the dazed batter, dazzling the capacity crowd. Tuesday, July 20, 2010. The Committee’s rep...
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I should be working, but...: August 2008
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I should be working, but. Like any blog, a collection of musings and non-literary venting. Friday, August 29, 2008. Too Old to Breed, Too Young to Lead. Watching the news coverage of Sarah Palin's being chosen to be John McCain's running mate, and talking to co-workers, I've observed something a little surprising. Palin, who like me, is 44, is caught in a sort of middle-aged no man's land. So, we're old, right? No, not really. But too young? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Me, without makeup.
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I should be working, but...: August 2009
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I should be working, but. Like any blog, a collection of musings and non-literary venting. Saturday, August 15, 2009. A week or two before Max died, I joined an online support group, at the suggestion of a colleague, for people who have dogs with cancer. I'm not normally a support group kind of gal, but Max's prognosis was terrible, and I just wanted to know what others were doing to help their doggies- and themselves- through a confusing and emotional time. Godless though I am, I don't see death as the ...
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I should be working, but...: June 2008
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I should be working, but. Like any blog, a collection of musings and non-literary venting. Friday, June 27, 2008. Sittin on the dock of the bay. All week long, I chug through my days with nothing in sight but the weekend. If I can just get through Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, I can finally grasp the golden ring of the weekend. Then the weekend comes, and I don't get done what I want (which is usually to relax and forget about work), and suddenly it's Monday again. Now, John at the bar is a friend of mine.
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I should be working, but...: September 2008
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I should be working, but. Like any blog, a collection of musings and non-literary venting. Wednesday, September 17, 2008. Opera in the Outfield. It's safe to say that this was the first time that I have ever cried in a major league sports venue. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Me, without makeup. Opera in the Outfield. Metro DC, Maryland, United States. I attend cultural events in the DC area and comment on them, but you never know when or where I will strike. View my complete profile.
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I should be working, but...: July 2008
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I should be working, but. Like any blog, a collection of musings and non-literary venting. Tuesday, July 22, 2008. My BFF Laura sent me an e-mail the other day in response to my last entry- something to the effect of, "You sold your soul to a non-profit, right? That makes you a crappy negotiator.". Perhaps the wages of sin aren't so great, but it does have a few lovely perks. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Me, without makeup. Metro DC, Maryland, United States. View my complete profile.
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I should be working, but...: July 2009
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I should be working, but. Like any blog, a collection of musings and non-literary venting. Wednesday, July 29, 2009. I stumbled out of the Metro this morning at Metro Center just as the bells of the Church of the Epiphany were ringing in 8 o'clock- time for me to be in the office and not just outside it. At the top of the escalator a youngish man in dreads serenaded commuters with a keyboard and a mediocre voice: "What a Wonderful World.". Thursday, July 2, 2009. It's funny how you often don't know what ...
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I should be working, but...: May 2009
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I should be working, but. Like any blog, a collection of musings and non-literary venting. Friday, May 15, 2009. Little Town on the Beltway- Town Meeting Edition. I firmly believe that the answer to my midlife crisis is to get involved in my world in more diverse ways. Right now I'm all work or all mom, with little room for crossover or in between. So this year I decided to participate in a couple of small-town activities. And what a neighborhood! At 45 (next Friday), I'm one of the younger adults in tow...
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I should be working, but...: November 2008
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I should be working, but. Like any blog, a collection of musings and non-literary venting. Monday, November 17, 2008. Don't It Make His Brown Eyes Blue. He seemed happy enough at first because he finally had some energy from the insulin. He's old and shaky, but I could still get him to run up and down the hill with me a little bit so he could feel the wind on his face. I've been handling these changes rather stoically, until today. In my office is a birthday card my staff gave me with a picture of a ...